Instructors
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Adeline
Adeline is a bubbly public health practitioner and yoga teacher who creates welcoming spaces where students can connect inward. Her classes balance stillness and movement, encouraging growth, curiosity, and self-compassion. She believes yoga is for every body and every stage of life, and her teaching reflects that with warmth and intention.
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Amanda M
Bio coming soon
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Angela
Angela (E-RYT 500, YACEP, Reiki Master) has taught over 6,000 hours of yoga and blends her love of movement, sound healing, meditation, and myofascial release into every class. With a background in skydiving, coaching, and fitness, she brings an adventurous spirit and playful energy to her teaching. Her classes are dynamic, deeply nourishing, and designed to meet students where they are.
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Betsi
Betsi (E-RYT, RYT-300) discovered yoga in college as a way to manage stress and quickly fell in love with the practice. Teaching since 2012, she is a certified meditation instructor with an additional certification in Yoga for Athletes. Her classes are accessible to all levels and emphasize functional, sustainable movement to help students feel their best off the mat.
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Brisa
Brisa is a yoga teacher, mindset coach, and wellness adventurer with over 13 years of experience guiding classes, retreats, and teacher trainings. She blends compassion, creativity, and mindfulness with a love of travel and community, creating uplifting spaces for students to explore. Her classes are both grounding and inspiring, leaving students recharged and connected.
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Brittany
Brittany discovered yoga in graduate school and has practiced ever since, bringing curiosity and joy to her teaching. She creates playful, energetic classes that balance effort with ease, encouraging students to find their own expression in each pose. With a supportive spirit, she helps students build strength, flexibility, and community along the way.
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Colleen
Colleen has practiced yoga for over a decade and completed her 200-hour training in 2021. She loves guiding beginners and returning students, offering clarity and encouragement as they build confidence on the mat. Her classes often blend flow and yin elements, helping students explore both strength and stillness.
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Emma
Emma is a 500-hour certified teacher trained in Restorative, Meditation, Reiki, and more. She works with students through all stages of life, offering a soothing and supportive practice that nurtures ease and connection. Her goal is to create an inclusive, welcoming space where students feel empowered both on and off the mat.
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Hannah
Hannah (C-IAYT, RYT-500) combines yoga therapy and vinyasa flow to design classes that are thoughtful, accessible, and empowering. She uses props, modifications, and her therapeutic background to make yoga safe and playful for everyone. Her teaching style reflects her belief that the mat is a place for curiosity and care.
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Jen
Jen began practicing yoga through her roles as a mother and caregiver, and she has been teaching since 2010. She has led children and adult classes as well as retreats and workshops, weaving her love of connection and healing throughout. Her teaching balances grounding presence with lighthearted energy, offering students a supportive experience every time.
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Jessica
Jess teaches somatic flow infused with Sanskrit, mantra, and meditation to help students connect to themselves in new ways. Off the mat, she supports healing through somatic therapy, and her teaching reflects the same values of compassion, awareness, and play. Her classes are an invitation to move, reflect, and feel deeply present.
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Kate (Studio Marketing + Content Manager)
Kate discovered yoga while recovering from a back injury and now integrates practice and writing into her work. A mother and former athlete, she brings empathy and creativity to her teaching, inviting students to explore yoga as both movement and self-reflection. She loves helping others connect through practice and storytelling.
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Kathryn (Studio Co-Owner)
Kathryn (E-RYT, RYT-300) is the founder of Yoga Off East and brings experience in leadership, athletics, and cultural studies to her teaching. She leads teacher trainings and coaching with a focus on grounding, presence, and personal growth. Kathryn’s classes are both challenging and supportive, encouraging students to cultivate strength and awareness.
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Kerry
Kerry came to yoga after a running injury and earned her 200-hour RYT to share its benefits with others. Her teaching balances breath-led movement with mindful stillness, inviting students to listen to their bodies. She creates a supportive space where yoga is both accessible and inspiring.
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Kim (Studio Co-Owner)
Kim began practicing in 2002, completed her RYT-500 in 2024, and now shares yoga with warmth and authenticity. A former teacher, she integrates breath, compassion, and real-life experience into her classes. Her teaching is always evolving, grounded in the belief that yoga grows alongside us.
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Lara
Lara (E-RYT 200, YACEP) offers classes that are both invigorating and grounding, blending strength, fluidity, and compassion. With prenatal training and diverse experience, she brings thoughtfulness and warmth to her teaching. Her philosophy is rooted in practicing gratitude and presence, both on and off the mat.
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Leslie
Leslie is a 500-hour certified instructor who has taught since 2013. She combines philosophy, storytelling, play, and inclusivity to make her classes accessible and inspiring. With a focus on curiosity and authenticity, she invites students to explore yoga as both movement and a path of connection.
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Melissa
Melissa (M.Ed., E-RYT 500, YACEP, Reiki Master) has more than 20 years of yoga practice and teaching experience. Her classes integrate asana, breathwork, meditation, and ritual, encouraging spiritual, physical, and mental growth. Melissa’s teaching is both rooted and expansive, helping students explore yoga as a holistic practice.
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Melissa
Melissa is a 200- and 500-hour certified teacher with additional training in Therapeutic Yoga and Mobility. She creates playful yet strength-building classes grounded in alignment and accessibility. Off the mat she is active in her community and enjoys expressing creativity, bringing that same vibrancy to her teaching.
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Olivia
Olivia has practiced yoga since 2014 and brings a focus on alignment and inclusivity to her classes. She designs practices that open, strengthen, and support students of all levels, offering clear instruction and thoughtful modifications. Her goal is to create a safe and welcoming space for everyone.
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Penelope
Penelope is a 200-hour certified teacher with a background in dance and choreography. She blends mindfulness, breath, and vinyasa flow to create classes that relieve stress and nurture healing. With her inviting teaching style, Penelope encourages students to discover freedom and ease in their practice.
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Rachel
Rachel has been teaching yoga since 2018 after completing her training in Rishikesh, India. A trauma-informed and size-inclusive teacher, she creates warm, welcoming classes that emphasize strength and self-care. Her goal is for every student to leave feeling grounded, supported, and empowered.
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Shauna
Shauna began practicing yoga in 2010 and is also a birth doula who values compassion, intention, and mindfulness. She creates supportive classes that encourage students to rest, explore, and connect with both body and mind. Her teaching is rooted in presence and authenticity.
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Sheri
Bio Coming Soon
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Tammy
Tammy is a former athlete and powerlifter who found yoga as a way to heal and restore. She offers compassionate, accessible classes that emphasize safety, awareness, and mindful challenge. With her grounded energy, she helps students explore balance and strength at every stage of practice.
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Vanessa
Vanessa has taught yoga since 2004 and draws from a variety of lineages to guide her classes. She weaves movement, rhythm, and curiosity into practices that nourish both body and spirit. Her teaching reflects a love of community and a belief that yoga extends well beyond the mat.
Community Team & Staff
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Chelsea
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Dana
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Jaclyn
Jaclyn (she/her/hers) is a Certified Sound Healer, occupational therapist, and a lover of making connections. She enjoys building connections with and between others, but also among a variety of healing modalities and ways of thinking. Jaclyn brings compassion, a bubbly/approachable personality, diverse experience, and open-heartedness to every class. In Jaclyn's group sound baths, you can expect a time for connection, intuitively-guided instrumentation, and deep rest. Jaclyn collaborates with students to create a container of peace, where healing can happen.
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Nichole
Nichole has been part of the YOE community since 2016. She considers yoga to be an essential counterpoint to her other physical activities and deeply appreciates the importance YOE instructors place on proper alignment and anatomical cues. When not at the studio or doing her “job job” as a project manager, she enjoys cooking, working on her 100-year-old bungalow with her partner, and spoiling her rescue pup.
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Paige
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Rick
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Tess
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Zana
Studio Coordinator, Community Team Lead, Instructor
Zana (she/her) is a Durham native whose yoga journey began at home while studying psychology at Guilford College. At first, the practice didn’t quite resonate—but she kept showing up, trusting that the day you plant the seed is not the day you eat the fruit. Through years of daily self-guided practice, yoga slowly took root. The self-study aspect—svādhyāya—moved her most, becoming a cornerstone of her personal growth. Later, stepping into public classes showed her the power of practicing in community, which led her to Yoga Off East. Zana’s teaching centers on empowering students to become their own best teachers. Her classes emphasize deep listening, intentional modifications, and honoring the body’s wisdom—meeting each student exactly where they are, without pressure to force or perform. Her hope is to open the door to a practice that’s already within you, waiting to be remembered.